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Choosing the Right Pet Carriers for Traveling
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Choosing the Right Pet Carriers for Traveling

- by Hiram Allen
Choosing the Right Pet Carriers for Traveling

When you travel with your pets either by plane, train, bus, or car, choose pet carriers that will make their journey comfortable. Choose a carrier that is reliable. You will be traveling for long periods of time. If the carrier you choose is not reliable you might be having difficulty replacing it during your travel.

The right specification of Pet Carrier

Pet carriers can be made of plastic, wicker, or metal. Choose the ones that have the front or top openings and can be closed using a secure latch. Make sure that you select the ones that have enough space for your pet to move around i.e. standing up or turning around. Most cats and dogs cannot stay in one position for a long time so they move around a lot.

If you are traveling with a large dog, select dog carriers that are made of solid sides and roofs. …

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Small Dog Accessories Needed for Traveling
Pet Carrier

Small Dog Accessories Needed for Traveling

- by Hiram Allen
Small Dog Accessories Needed for Traveling

Small dog accessories can make traveling with your pet much easier and safer. There are many places where you can take your pet where he can have a good time too. Take him on a fishing trip, to the beach, to the park, to visit friends or even for a short drive. Before traveling with your pet, it’s important to know that he can be injured in the same way as kids if you slam on the brakes or if you’re involved in an accident.

For this reason, pets need to be secured in a vehicle to keep them safer and there are several accessories available to accommodate this need. Small dog car seats and baskets will help secure your pet and keep her safer while riding. She won’t be flying into the back of the seat if you suddenly hit the brakes or from one side of the car …

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SIX THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE BUYING PET FINCHES
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Six Things to Consider Before Buying Pet Finches

- by Hiram Allen
SIX THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE BUYING PET FINCHES

1. Finch Ownership

Are you ready to own pet finches? Finches are known for ease of care and can be nifty pets for almost anyone, including apartment dwellers, those with kids, and even those with other pets. That being said, you should make sure that other family members are really ready to have finches in the house, can they be considerate and careful around finches, can you keep your current pets under control around the finches, do you have a proper place for their cage, etc.

2. Finch Varieties

Which finch variety should you get? These active small birds are colorful, have varied patterns and personalities. They come in many popular varieties including the Zebra Finch, Gouldian Finch and the Society Finch. Ask your local bird seller for their opinion and recommendations.

3. Keeping Finches

The fact that finches are very friendly birds allows you to maintain them with other …

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VACATIONING IN OAXACA, MEXICO, WITH ALL THE LOVED ONES DOG, CAT OR OTHER PET
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Vacationing in Oaxaca, Mexico, With all the Loved ones Dog, Cat or Other Pet

- by Hiram Allen
VACATIONING IN OAXACA, MEXICO, WITH ALL THE LOVED ONES DOG, CAT OR OTHER PET

As the proprietor of a bed & breakfast in Oaxaca, Mexico, I frequently field inquiries from travelers with plans to visit the city who are intent upon bringing the household dog or cat along for the vacation. They initially ask if pets are permitted in our guest level, and then after receiving a reply in the negative, in a second email ask for names of alternate hotels or other accommodations which do accept pets. The advice is always the same, but the inquiries keep coming.

This pet lover and owner of a brindle boxer is not a pet psychologist, nor professes to intimately know what’s right or wrong when it comes to decisions about the household dog or cat (or one’s children for that matter – lord knows we’ve made and will continue to make mistakes raising our daughter), nor the impact that leaving a pet behind could have on …

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ADVANTAGES OF PET ADOPTION
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Advantages of Pet Adoption

- by Hiram Allen

Sometimes when you are just strolling around the town you will find yourself in front of a pet shop and it is usually very difficult to look away once you make eye contact with one of the pets. They just gaze at you asking to be taken home.

Advantages of Pet Adoption
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You may even stay for a while or go play with the animals and then that look is even deeper. At that point you make a decision whether to take the pet home or just continue on your way.

A lot of people decide to just move on. The truth is that it can be very difficult to take care of a pet especially if you have a busy schedule.

Once in a while a person may be inspired though, and will walk away with a brand new pet to care for. And even though it can be tough at …

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